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change and continuity from the Middle Ages to the renaissance
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- 1for each of the following statements decide whether it is a chang or continuity from the middle ages and give an explanationhave fun
- 2very few physicians believed the Theory of the Four Humours by 1700this is a change as Galens's Theory of the Four Humours was a very popular explanation for disease in the middle ages
- 3Medical books were still widely useddespite physicians using more observationspartial change
- 4Belief in Miasma was constant. Popularity grew during epidemicscontinuity
- 5more observations and a much better understanding of human anatomyChange
- 6Although astrology less popular people still war amuletsand charms during epidemicspartial change
- 7Although most people realised God didnt send disease, religous causes were still consideredpartial change
middle ages most believed disease was the will of god - 8bleeding,purging and sweating were still commonly usedcontinuity
- 9herbal remedies still commonly used 1500-1700continuity
- 10herbal remedies chosen for colour,matching colour to symptomchange
- 11ipecacuahana discovered in brazil in the 1600's effective cure for dysentrychange
- 12cinchona a tree bark from Peru ,discovered by Thomas Sydenham, found to be an effective cure for Malaria
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- Year 10 History (medicine in the renaissance) Flashcards on change and continuity from the Middle Ages to the renaissance, created by Sophia Sherwood on 10/04/2019.
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